"We're working on stuff every day," comentaba el guitarrista y uno de los cantantes, Robin Pecknold a Pitchfork. "We're done touring now until we're done with the next record. So now is when we're writing and starting to record the new album."

A pesar del éxito del primer album, Pecknold reveló que el nuevo trabajo irá en una nueva dirección; "I listened to the first record again, and I was kind of nonplussed," explicaba. "Some of it I was into, or I could see why we did that at that time - but some of it we would just never do again."

"There are definitely super-upbeat songs that are being worked on for the new record. But as a whole, it's probably a little bit less upbeat," añadió. "When I was listening to it [their debut], I felt like I didn't get a chance to breathe. There was a lot of 'too upbeat'. I guess people think we're already kind of a mellow band, so maybe the next album will be pretty boring to most people." Es decir, parece que será algo más personal, más esencia folk.

En cuanto a la fechas, señalaron a las postrimerías de éste 2010... "Definitely 2010. There's no way it wouldn't be next year. But probably the early second half, or mid-second half, stocking-stuffer style" comentaba Pecknold.